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(mining) A priming tube connecting the charge chamber with the gallery, or place where the slow match is applied.
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(uncountable) A type of smokeless gunpowder.
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(historical, military) A tethered balloon, attached to the ground with a metal cable, intended to deter low-flying enemy aircraft; used especially in World War II.
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a barrel filled with explosives, used as an improvised unguided bomb and dropped from a helicopter or airplane
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(historical) An early safety fuse consisting of gunpowder enclosed in waterproofed jute thread.
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Alternative form of blank cartridge [An ammunition cartridge that contains no projectile, usually used to simulate gunfire]
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One who is bombed; the victim or target of a bombing.
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A person who sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism.
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A bomb site: a place where a bomb has exploded.
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A bomb designed to bounce to a target across water in a calculated manner, in order to avoid obstacles and allow the bomb's speed and detonation time to be pre-determined.
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Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss [The moment in the path of a rocket when the fuel burns out, after which it continues its ballistic trajectory under only the forces of gravity and air resistance (if present).]
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(historical) The V-1 flying bomb; the doodlebug.
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A projectile component containing colored or screening smoke or riot control agent composition.
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(toy) A small amount of percussive explosive in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun.
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A toy pistol that uses small charges of shock-sensitive explosive compounds to simulate the sound and puff of smoke of a gunshot.
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Alternative form of cluster bomb [An explosive munition designed to explode in the air and release a cluster of smaller explosives, thus spreading the blast over a larger area.]
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(military) A fuse that is ignited by the concussion of the shell when it strikes.
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The explosion of a small explosive charge, either to destroy a suspect package or unexploded ordinance, or to gain access to a locked enclosure that may be booby-trapped.
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(obsolete) A gun fired by a percussion cap.
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Alternative form of double flash [The characteristic visual phenomenon produced by the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear weapon, consisting of a very brief, bright flash of light which dims rapidly, followed by a second, gradually brightening flash.]
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A hidden explosive device with a mass of distinctive paint, intended to stain stolen goods like paper money to make them too distinctive to use without being identified.
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A person who uses dynamite, especially one who uses it unlawfully.
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(military, dated) A bomb or mine.
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A celebratory salute made by firing guns into the air sequentially along a line.
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A kind of steam gun for converting, wood, straw, etc., into fiber. The material is shut up in the gun with steam, air, or gas at a very high pressure which is then suddenly relieved by letting a lid at the muzzle fly open, when the rapid expansion separates the fibers.
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A white phosphorus grenade.
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(historical) A weapon, first used by the Chinese, consisting of a spear with one or more primitive flamethrowers attached.
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An attack with a firebomb.
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The capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.
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Alternative form of flash-bang [A hand grenade that produces a very bright flash and a loud explosion, but no shrapnel and minimal explosive force, to disorient the target.]
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Alternative form of flashgun [(photography) An electrically powered device used to trigger a flashbulb.]
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(firearms) A small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzleloading guns.
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A sheet of paper or cloth made from nitrocellulose, which burns almost instantly with a bright flash and leaves no ash. It is used in magic tricks.
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A hand grenade that produces a very bright flash and a loud explosion, but no shrapnel and minimal explosive force, to disorient the target.
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Alternative form of flash-bang [A hand grenade that produces a very bright flash and a loud explosion, but no shrapnel and minimal explosive force, to disorient the target.]
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Alternative form of flash pan [(firearms) A small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzleloading guns.]
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(military, slang) A fragmentation grenade.
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Alternative form of fragmentation grenade [(military) An anti-personnel weapon, thrown or otherwise propelled, designed to disperse shrapnel upon exploding.]
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Being equipped with a fuze
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Alternative form of fusee (conical pulley, large match, fuse for explosives, warning flare) [A light musket or firelock.]
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Any gun-shaped device used to apply glue.
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(heraldry) A charge similar to a fireball, and made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, but with only one set of flames at the top.
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Alternative spelling of gunpowder [An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.]
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(military) A small hand-held explosive device designed to be thrown at an enemy.
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(military, slang) A blasting machine producing an electrical charge for a detonation.
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Synonym of hot glue gun.
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(military, slang) dumb bombs, those without guidance systems.
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A reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus.
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(US, now historical) A small container for matches.
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Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan.
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Any of a series of British fragmentation hand grenades.
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A bomb designed to cause extensive wounding by packing sharp objects around the explosive; used especially by terrorists and suicide bombers.
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One who detonates a nail bomb.
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Alternative form of nail bomber [One who detonates a nail bomb.]
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A projectile filled with irritating powder similar to pepper spray.
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a metal cap found on muzzleloading firearms that contains chemical substances such as fulminate that explode upon impact
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(historical) A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall.
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Any of several early forms of match tipped with white phosphorus.
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The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator.
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(historical) An explosive used in blasting.
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A barrel containing gunpowder.
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Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.
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A pipe that is used to suck up objects from a river or sea bed.
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Someone who attempts to smuggle a bomb in their shoe, especially onto an airplane
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(countable, military) A type of detonator which uses a powerful surge of electricity to vaporize a thin metal foil, propelling a larger piece of plastic film at a speed high enough to detonate an explosive upon impact.
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A slow-burning fuse used to ignite a matchlock musket or fire a cannon.
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Alternative spelling of slow match [A slow-burning fuse used to ignite a matchlock musket or fire a cannon.]
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(military) A guided bomblet.
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A slow match for firing a charge of powder, as in blasting; a fuse.
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A larger version of the same, powered by compressed air, butane or other propellant, which fires a complete potato.
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A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
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A weapon intended to immobilize, usually through delivery of an electric shock.
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One who carries explosives on his or her body or in a vehicle and intends to detonate them (dying in the process) to kill people and inflict widespread damage, usually motivated by a political or religious cause.
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(military) A pyrotechnic device that generates a loud noise, used to simulate battlefield conditions.
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A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
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Alternative spelling of touch hole [A small hole through which the propellant charge of a cannon or muzzleloading gun is ignited.]
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(archaic) An ornamental firework that turns round in the air so as to form a scroll of fire.
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A round of ammunition for a firearm that contains magnesium or another flammable substance arranged such that it will burn and produce a visible trail when fired in the dark.
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A small rubber or latex balloon, filled with water and used as an informal weapon
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A type of early safety match having a wax stem and a phosphorus tip.
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(dated) A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding
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Alternative form of whizbang [(dated) A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding]
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